In today’s On the Square, David Mills observes that many European liberals are wringing their hands over the killing of Osama bin Laden: Few would definitely condemn the American action, bin Laden being too obviously the enemy even for the most sentimental of liberals to excuse him, as so . . . . Continue Reading »
“I had hunted down this specialist like a crazed groupie and had really badgered his office for just about a year to convince him to come out and consult with Max and consult for us. I thought he was really going to give me that key — that one piece of advice and help that was going . . . . Continue Reading »
A few months ago, as noted here at SHS, a European Court magistrate ruled that ESCR products are not patentable because they are an industrial use of the human embryo, which is not permitted under European law. Since then, the usual advocacy push back has furiously commenced in science . . . . Continue Reading »
POSTMODERN CONSERVATIVE may have been SAVED by CARL SCOTT’S COLLEGE OF MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE. Carl’s off to a great start, and I’m glad he’s not talking about real ZOMBIES. Meanwhile, you can amuse yourselves with a long and (mostly) hostile thread responding to ME (sort of . . . . Continue Reading »
Bioedge highlights an apparent ongoing meme in some bioethical and science circles that it was wrong for people to be happy at the death of OBL, that somehow “revenge” is something out of our primitive past that has no place in the modern world. From the article: In the profusion of . . . . Continue Reading »
A scientific study has demonstrated that boredom is good for you—and society. From the Guardian story:Through a series of seven studies, researchers found that boredom increases prosocial motivations that impact on positive behaviours that last far beyond the length of time of the boring . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The Physics of Clown Cars In fact, a clown car is fully functional. “We remove all of the interior,” explains DeSanto, “including the door panels and the headliner, and paint the windows except for a small slot for the driver to see through. The driver sits on a milk crate. We . . . . Continue Reading »
The song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc7b62El_fk) isn’t great, but a mixed bag. A gorgeous chorus, tasty instrumental parts, but the song’s feel is too characterized by the embarrassingly breathy “ahh” sound that punctuates the verses. If (as Will Farrell fans know) there . . . . Continue Reading »
I have written previously that I first became concerned about the question of bestiality when a Washington State legislator sought to outlaw the practice and proponents had difficulty articulating why sex with animals should be illegal, with most reduced to muttering about the animals not giving . . . . Continue Reading »
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